Team Herald
PANJIM: The State Cabinet on Wednesday granted approval to the consortium of M/s New Consolidated Construction Co Ltd, M/s Maiwir Engineering Pvt Ltd and M/s OCTMEC Consultants LLP to construct the state-of-the-art Convention Centre at Dona Paula along with a five-star resort with 300 rooms in an area of about 98,299 square metres.
Addressing media persons post Cabinet meeting, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that the contractors have come on board to construct the Convention Centre and five-star resort and the government is in process of issuing work order.
“The project is on public private partnership (PPP) model with 32 per cent revenue share to State,” Sawant said adding that the construction will commence at the earliest.
Sawant said that the entire project will be completed within 18 months from the time of commencement of construction.
To promote Goa as a preferred venue for meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (MICE), the State government plans to develop the Convention Centre, which will have the capacity to seat 5,000 persons, at Dona Paula.
The Convention Centre will be constructed on the design-build-finance-operate-transfer (DBFOT) model, with a concession period of 60 years.
In yet another decision, the Cabinet approved General Administration Department (GAD) proposal to purchase an administrative building from the Goa Housing Board at Porvorim for Rs 30 crore.
The Chief Minister said that the building will house several government department offices.
